Hello everyone. We've just released a new driver for this product. It's for Windows* 7 (32-bit) only, and should have significant performance improvements over the previous version. The download link is below. If you are running a GMA 3600 device on Windows* 7, please upgrade to this driver and provide your feedback in this thread. (Relevant complaints, performance decreases, etc). *EDIT*: Additionally, if there are pre-existing issues that you are still experiencing with the new driver, please provide that feedback as well!

However, please be aware that this thread is dedicated specifically to this driver and the feedback for this driver. This thread is not a discussion place for Windows* 8 GMA 3600 driver questions/complaints, nor is it for Windows* 7 GMA (64-bit) driver questions/complaints. Any such comments will be promptly deleted. However, please feel free to use any of the already-existing threads of that topic to discuss and provide feedback there.

Nic, it would be useful to know if the performance increases are supposed to be all round, or whether we're talking about fixes and optimizations for specific applications/games. If there is supposed to be an all round "significant performance improvement" then unfortunately I haven't seen it. As this is just a point release (originally for an OEM) I'd assumed it was bug fixes rather than any real performance boost.

They look like bug fixes mostly, but a lot of people were looking for those. I'll make an amendment to the original post, stating that we also want feedback on any pre-existing issues that were not resolved with the driver update.

Using driver version 8.14.8.1089, I am experiencing graphic artifacts glitching on certain Flash-based games, specifically on GlobalPoker from Facebook. The glitch will appear at random times, but would disappear when the game redraws the graphic on the affected area. If memory serves me right, I have not observed such behavior with driver version 8.14.8.1075.

Also, setting the Power Plans from the Intel Graphics and Media Control Panel doesn't persist upon reboot. Graphic Power Plan Settings for both Plugged in and On battery default to Balance, but if I set On battery plan to Maximum Battery Life, then restart the computer, the setting reverts to default. Is this an intended behavior?

Anyway, this driver is a big improvement, but not big enough. Here's what I've noticed:

*Significantly improved DirectX performance in many apps, but not all. Tribes Vengeance, Doom 3, Warcraft 3, etc. are all noticeably faster, but the latter 2 are still unsatisfactory.

*Less OpenGL glitching. TORCS is now playable without all the flashing junk polygons all over the screen. Glest no longer crashes when clicking on a unit. Minecraft is now glitch-free (albeit at 15 fps).

*Unreal Engine 1 games can now use the original DirectX renderer without junk polygons, but at very low framerates. A GMA 950 netbook can manage a consistent 60 fps, and we're stuck with 12? Why?

I'm noticing an overall improvement in performance, especially scrolling and opening things quicker too. Not sure if it's to do with B-3 stepping support in the drivers but all of the bugfixes and performance issues are welcome. Thank You Intel. Hopefully you will continue to improve the Drivers, but there are still some issues that I how you will fix. Thank You!

I've experienced much of the same. Fortunately, I've been able to find a few fixes. For Unreal Engine 1 games, alternate renderers, especially OpenGL ones, have boosted my framerates from 15 to 75 in Unreal Tournament(yes, I'm exaggerating a bit). As for Quake 3, it'll crash if you used 1024x768 or 1152x864 (with the Display1_DownScalingSupported hack) before you updated. The registry value resets with every driver update, so you'll need to re-enable it. If that's not the cause...I don't know what to tell you. My Q3 performance is largely unaffected, but it was satisfactory in the first place.